The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1887-12-15

REPUBLICAN CAUCUS.
WASHINGTON, December 1n.-Repuhlican . nut
ore assembled in caucus at IL o'clock to-day A
liet of ASST nmenta 10 committees was laid bef re
the bo, y by the caucus committee. One or two
minor hanges were agreed upon in caucus, and
tn. liet was app owed. The caucus lasted less than
an hour.
THE SENATE COMMITTEES.
WAsHINGT0N December 1O--The following are
the principal changes in the charmanships of the
senate committees:
Palmer Agriculture AUD forestry.
lla Gee rsus.
Chscs.--Civll service and retrenchment
Frye--COmmeTce.
Qaay--- Elk uense5 of the several branches OF the
civil service.
Farwell- Expenditures of public money.
StOckhric ge- Fisheries.
Paddock Improvements of the Mississippi
river.
Hawley-- Military affairs.
Stewart Mines and mining.
Teller PAtente.
Mitche Transportation routes to the seaboard.
Allison (of Iowa. --Revleion OF the lawe.
Aldrich--hulss
Plat--TerTitories.
Stanford. Public buildings and grounds.
Sahin--Railroads
HiscOCk-On centennial OF the constitution and
disc very of Am RIGA.
ChandleI--Ind IN traders and pensions.
Ssw,er--POst offices and post roads.
The folio Niug are the changes In the principal
appropriations; Sawyer, Cullom and Palmer fill
vacancies on the commerce committee by the re-
tirement of McMullen, Miller and Conger; Rid
dleberper and II nv ell take places on tn District
T Columbia committee vice Palmer and CLANCY:
IItscocs takes Millers place on the finance
committee; Dolph takes HarrisOn's place
on the committee on foreigs relatiOns
Plat and 'ockbridge are substituted for ingalls,
and Harrison on the committee on Indian Affairs.
The Judiciary committee / reduced by number
from 10 to by the retirement of McMi Ian
whoee plaza is not filled. Stewart and DaVir take
the places of Sewall and Harr son on the com
mittee on military affairs Chsulder takes Dawes
place on the cummitte on naval aifai g. Bowen,
Midland d Quay take the laces Cosger, WI
son and Malone on the committee on postonces
and pOetr iaUs. PaddO takes Van Wyck s place
on the committee public lands. Frye retires from
he committee on rnles, giving place 10 Aldr Oh.
Stewart and Davis take places on the committee on
territories, 10 fill vacancies made by the retirement
vt Harrison and COnger and the promotion OF
Plat tn the craftsmanship of the select committee
IN interstate commerce, which is made standing
committee, with seven 30 embers, OF which CullOm
ia chairman. The democrats receive elght miner
chairmanships bein, an increase or one ov-r last
congress. The list has been handed To Mr.. Beck,
chairman of the democratic caucus, who has called
a democratic caucus for Monday morning at IL
O'Clock.
INTERSTATE COMMERCE COMMITTEE.
wssuISeroN December lO.-The special com
mittee on interstate commerce have b en- made u
at nding committee, an its memberehiD IL in
eased. The republican members are as follows:
Cullom, Plat Blair, Wilson and Hiscock
e Senator Hawley, who elinqushes the chairman
ship of the civil service committee and takes that
OF the committee on military affairs, VIII be mem
er of the former, and his name will pr badly be
substituted for that of Stewart with consent OF the
latter.
THE COMMITTEE ON RULES.
WASHINGTON, December 10.-Delay IN the an
nouncement of the hOuse committee on rules is
explained by the statement that Speaker Carlisle
ia In ouandary over the choice between Mr. Mills,
of Texas, and Mr. Scott, of Pennsylvania. IL Is
GENERALLY underst aOd that two of the democratic
members of this committee are to be chairmen,
respectiyely, of the committee on ways AID means
and the committees on appropriations. 30 far as
completed the committee on rules consists Of Mr..
Randall. Mr.. Reed and Mr.. Mckinley.
The difficulty lie In the choice OF the remaining
members Mr.. Carlisle is said TO be DESTROYS OF
sppointing Mr.. Mills, wish view of making him
chairman of the ways and means com niitee, and
Mr.. Randall at the head of the appropriations com
mittee. But the president is urging the appoint
ment Of Mr. Scott in the belief that, with the Erie
statesman doctoring the deliberations of the ways
and means Committee, the tariff bill viii be con-
strncted 40 as TO please both factions of the party.
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